Office Can Help Match Students With Scholarships

Many scholarships are available for minorities and women pursuing specific majors or extending their education. Military scholarships also are offered.

The Directory of Financial Aid for Women, the Directory of Financial Aid for Minorities and the Directory for ROTC Scholarships list sources that may be able to help. These directories and more can be found in the college's Financial Aid Office and in community libraries.

Along with the outside sources, LSCC has a scholarship source of its own. The LSCC Foundation was created in 1980 to provide financial resources for deserving students and to support numerous programs at LSCC.

The foundation is host to an annual fund-raiser to increase the scholarship fund. Last year a barbecue raised $10,000. This year an auction and dinner are planned in the spring.

The foundation is supported by people and civic organizations that provide money and select recipients for their scholarships. If scholarship recipients are not already designated, foundation representatives select students based on financial need or exceptional talent in art, music, athletics, theater and academics.

Many of the supporting people contribute funds through retirement plans, trusts, life insurance gifts, honor and memorial funds, pledges or tax-exempt donations.

The foundation's contributions enable students to receive scholarships while pursuing undergraduate work at LSCC.

A visit to the Financial Aid Office run by Evelyn ''Sis'' Sebree could pay off in major financial assistance toward a college diploma.